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I hope this question is on-topic for this site. It seems to me that sleep is a pretty big ingredient in fitness.
I pretty much never get enough sleep. It's not for lack of trying though. I just can't ...

What are the best ways to maintain my energy levels throughout the day. I find that I am becoming very tired during the day and go to bed early but then wake up still tired.
In particular, things in ...

My question is whether all the excess energy that is left every day always go to fat, or can it be wasted or disposed of somehow? (for example by not digesting everything to 100 percent?)
Now, I am ...

I've always had a bit of trouble waking up in the morning - I tend to be a "zombie" for a few minutes, wanting to do nothing but go back to sleep, until my brain kicks in. Even an alarm clock won't ...

What are the differences between Calories, calories, and kcals?
Why do we have different terms to describe the same concept?
In what cases is it useful to use one unit of measurement over the other?
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I often go for a long ride on Saturday mornings, typically riding about 55km before breakfast.
I do the ride before eating anything in the morning. Another friend does the same ride but needs to eat ...

I've been noticing recently that I've had problems with my energy level. Eventhough I'll have a proper 8 hour sleep, I'll still be extremely tired during the day and would need a nap to get through ...

About 2-3 hours after eating lunch I crash at work. My hands shake, I can't concentrate and I generally believe this has to do with low blood sugar. I've never been diagnosed with diabetes. My mom has ...

For the past few years I have often been feeling tired all the time. Thus I have decided to take a friend advice and start exercising everyday in the morning and ensuring that I have about 7 hours of ...

I sleep at 9pm and wake up at 4am, take a cup of warm water and I will do some simple exercises very slowly, then some house work. At 5am, I run for 30min with the speed 9km/hr (so it is a 4.5km run). ...

I have joined the gym 2 months ago.Today was the end of the 2nd month . As I lost 4 kg at the end of 1st month I was so excited to see a reduces number on the scale today. But it was shocking, as I ...

Some people have argued that morning is the best time to hit the gym but for me personally this has not worked out. I am not a morning person, when I get up I am usually hungry and after breakfast I ...

I go climbing on Sundays (starting at 2-3PM). Climbing is a very energy-consuming process and I need to have my body filled with energy, so I don't feel irresistable urge to eat after couple of hours ...

What can I eat the night before I go to bed to help me get up in the morning?
My issue is not waking up, or being lazy, nor is it my body being sore. But there are times when my body will refuse to ...

If calories are a measure of energy, and protein contains more calories per gram than carbohydrates then how does Atkins work? What is the difference between the energy provided by the 'carbs' and the ...

I am asking this because I read a post jokingly titled, "Why fat people will hurt you."
It mentioned there that, because heavier or obese people tend to eat more, they tend to store more energy. With ...

I have been working out for 2 weeks and I have noticed that I am very lazy. Even though I take supplements I tend to stay so lazy that except for gym time, I don't get off the couch. Except the gym, I ...

I have used C4 before, with strong effect I might add, never really used creatine. I was wondering since C4 already has some creatine in it, is it ok to use them at the same time and will it possibly ...